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<ul><li>Asian base oils exports have reduced the summer surplus in the region, with recovering demand and upcoming maintenance complicating any extension of those shipments to Europe and the Americas</li></ul><ul><li>Asia's summer surplus is smaller than usual as open arbitrage kept more barrels moving to the Americas and Europe.</li><li>Cargoes that loaded in July and August are now reaching those destinations, partially offsetting tighter US and Middle East supply.</li></ul>

Asian base oils exports have reduced the summer surplus in the region, with recovering demand and upcoming maintenance complicating any extension of those shipments to Europe and the AmericasAsia's summer surplus is smaller than usual as open arbitrage kept more barrels moving to the Americas and Europe.Cargoes that loaded in July and August are now reaching those destinations, partially offsetting tighter US and Middle East supply.

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 18 Sep '26

<ul><li>A larger-than-usual cargo with a combination of Group II light and heavy grades was set to load from Taiwan in the coming days, with India a likely destination.</li><li>A large cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan at end-August headed to India, with arrival due this week.</li><li>A large cargo with a combination of Group II light and heavy grades loaded from Taiwan at end-July headed to the US Gulf coast, with arrival due in late-September.</li></ul>

A larger-than-usual cargo with a combination of Group II light and heavy grades was set to load from Taiwan in the coming days, with India a likely destination.A large cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan at end-August headed to India, with arrival due this week.A large cargo with a combination of Group II light and heavy grades loaded from Taiwan at end-July headed to the US Gulf coast, with arrival due in late-September.

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 18 September

<ul><li>Several cargoes of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan at end-August and early September, with all of them heading to Southeast Asia and one likely bound for India.</li><li>A cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in late July was set to reach East Coast South America at the end of this week.</li><li>Singapore took delivery of more base oils from the Netherlands, adding to a shipment from the same country last week.</li></ul>

Several cargoes of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan at end-August and early September, with all of them heading to Southeast Asia and one likely bound for India.A cargo of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan in late July was set to reach East Coast South America at the end of this week.Singapore took delivery of more base oils from the Netherlands, adding to a shipment from the same country last week.

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 11 September

<ul><li>The base oils market is approaching the fourth quarter with a smaller supply surplus than usual, as tighter Asian and Group III balances leave less supply available to absorb further disruptions</li></ul><ul><li>The base oils market is approaching the fourth quarter with less surplus than usual, after the third-quarter slowdown failed to produce the usual supply build.</li><li>China and India are putting more pressure on available barrels, with China's Group II balance tightening as India's demand extends its recovery.</li></ul>

The base oils market is approaching the fourth quarter with a smaller supply surplus than usual, as tighter Asian and Group III balances leave less supply available to absorb further disruptionsThe base oils market is approaching the fourth quarter with less surplus than usual, after the third-quarter slowdown failed to produce the usual supply build.China and India are putting more pressure on available barrels, with China's Group II balance tightening as India's demand extends its recovery.

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 11 Sep '26

<ul><li>Demand across the Americas rose 4%, as a rebound in US consumption offset a 7% drop in Latin America.</li><li>Europe's lubricants demand fell 4% in June, a second straight monthly decline, after rising for three straight months to April.</li><li>Asia's lubricants demand outside China fell 2% in June, a second straight monthly decline.</li></ul>

Demand across the Americas rose 4%, as a rebound in US consumption offset a 7% drop in Latin America.Europe's lubricants demand fell 4% in June, a second straight monthly decline, after rising for three straight months to April.Asia's lubricants demand outside China fell 2% in June, a second straight monthly decline.

Global Base Oils Supply Surplus Shrinks In June

India

Savita Oil Technologies is an Indian manufacturer of specialty petroleum products, including transformer oils, white oils, liquid paraffins, and automotive and industrial lubricants. The company also operates a renewable energy division with wind power plants. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and was founded in 1961.

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Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 18 Sep '26

Asian base oils exports have reduced the summer surplus in the region, with recovering demand and upcoming maintenance complicating any extension...

Base Oil News

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 18 September

A larger-than-usual cargo with a combination of Group II light and heavy grades was set to load from Taiwan in the coming days, with India a...

Base Oil News

Global Base Oils Cargo Flows: Week To 11 September

Several cargoes of Group II base oils loaded from Taiwan at end-August and early September, with all of them heading to Southeast Asia and one...

Base Oil News

Base Oils and Lubricants: Weekly Global Market Review - 11 Sep '26

The base oils market is approaching the fourth quarter with a smaller supply surplus than usual, as tighter Asian and Group III balances leave...

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Global Base Oils Supply Surplus Shrinks In June

Demand across the Americas rose 4%, as a rebound in US consumption offset a 7% drop in Latin America. Europe's lubricants demand fell 4% in June,...

Base Oil News

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